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Hokie Joint
Taking the Blues to the
masses
Hokie Joint is a five piece band from
Colchester, England. On one hand we're talking part Waits, part Wolf vocals,
fuzzing slide guitar, dirty harmonica, driving bass and train-like drumming. On
the other hand it's gut-wrenchingly emotional vocals, melancholic guitar
playing, sweeping harmonica, well constructed, melodic bass and intricate,
mesmerising drumming.
These musicians have covered all corners
of the blues that influenced them and forged together a refreshing new sound.
From perfectly executed slow blues to high-energy upbeat tracks that audiences
can't help but dance to. The difficult task of writing blues with a catchy
chorus is something that this band revel in. A vibrant, stimulating live
band, harking back to the club scene of the sixties but with a distinctively
original modern approach.
Hokie Joints debut album "The Way It
Goes...Sometimes" will be released mid November 2008 in the Benelux countries,
shortly followed by a release in other territories.
Charismatic singer Jojo Burgess, guitarist Joel Fisk, ace
harmonica player Giles King (guested on Ian Siegal's "Meat & Potatoes"),
drummer Stephen Cutmore and bassist Fergie Fulton make up Hokie Joint - the band
to take the Blues to the masses.
"Wonderful emotive harmonica
playing, great tone and all that stuff." (Paul Jones, BBC
Radio2)
"The finest player that I heard since Eric Clapton and I
were together and he was at it's finest. It's like Joel picked up where he left
off." (Bobby Whitlock, Derek & The Dominoes)
Line
up:
Vocals: Jojo Burgess
Guitars: Joel Fisk
Harmonica: Giles
King
Bass: Fergie Fulton
Drums: Stephen Cutmore
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